PLATTS WINDOW

* At the same time trading firm Trafigura offered a cargo loading from Primorsk on Sep. 1-5 at dated Brent minus $0.10 per barrel, but also failed to find interest.

NEWS

* Russian state oil major Rosneft has become the main trader of Venezuelan crude, shipping oil to buyers in China and India and helping Caracas offset the loss of traditional dealers who are avoiding it for fear of breaching U.S. sanctions.

* African states like Chad and Cameroon are shaping up to be big winners from new rules to cut sulphur emissions from ships, providing just the right type of oil to produce cleaner fuels. (Reporting by Olga Yagova; editing by David Evans)